SPORTS
THE CLACKAMASPRINT
January 31,1990
Page 4
Cougars refuse to lose; claim first place
by Mark A. Borrelli
Sports Editor
The Clackamas men’s basket
ball team continue to be the Cin
derella story of the NWAACC.
The Cougars, refusing to lose,
haven’t. Chemeketa, and Linn-
Benton, were the victims last week,
as the inspired Cougars upped their
record to 8-0, and have sole pos
session of first place in the
NWAACC Southern Division.
After an emotional win over
Chemeketa, Clackamas came out
against Linn-Benton, and didn’t
lose a beat. After a close first half,
which saw Clackamas ahead by
49-46, the Cougars came out in
the second half led by red hot
David Daniels, and raced to a 125-
93 victory.
Daniels was on firs from be
yond the three point line. He con
nected on 9-12 trifectas, and led
the Cougars with 37 points.
“Daniels really played well.
Much of the credit for his shoot
ing has to go to Brett Nesland,
he’d drive, and dish off to a wide
Daniels, who would be wide open,”
said Coach Royce Kiser. Tim
Osburn chipped in 22 points, Todd
Spencer added 12, Dan Bartel
chipped in 11, and Jim Martineau
scored 10 as Clackamas had six
people in double figures.
“It was a great team victory.
Everyone contributed, we ran the
floor well, and had balanced scor
ing,” said Kiser.
Although the win at Linn-
Benton had to please Kiser, the
win at Chemeketa earlier in the
week had to make him even hap
pier. The Cougars came in de
cided underdogs, and squeaked
out a 71-66 victory.
“It was an absolutely huge win
for us. We played extremely well,
I couldn’t be happier with our guys,”
said Kiser.
The first half of the contest
was a see-saw battle, with leads
going back and forth. Clackamas
adjusted in the first half to escape
with a 39-37 lead at half time.
Clackamas came out and
played tough defense in the sec
ond half. The Cougars held the
high-scoring Chiefs to 31 points
and went on to upset them at home
71-66. Todd Spencer led the
Cougars with 17 points. David
Daniels scored 16 points.
“Daniels and Osburn have
been doing a tremendous job. They
have really helped us this season,”
said Kiser.
Next up for the first place
Cougars is a home date against
PCC Wednesday before traveling
to Eugene to face Lane on Satur
day.
“The schedule gets tough,
we’ve got to maintain the level of
play that we’re playing at right
now to continue to win,” said Kiser.
Michael tours eastern states
Women eagers
lose first of season
by Robert Stubblefield
Contributing Writer
The Women’s Basketball
team saw their 19-game winning
streak come to an end Saturday
night against Linn-Benton.
Cold shooting proved to be
the difference for the Cougars, as
Linn-Benton held them score
less for the first four minutes of
the game. The Roadrunners
jumped out to a 41-21 lead at the
half and went on to win 74-61.
The Cougars’ shooting woes
proved to hurt as they shot just
35 percent for the game.
Coach Phil Garver, not
pleased with the performance of
his squad, feels that perhaps his
team didn’t come to Linn-Ben
ton ready to play.
“We didn’t come prepared
to play against a team of Linn-
Benton’s caliber,” Coach Phil
Garver commented.
Pam Pember led the Cou
gars with another strong game.
Pember scored a team high 26
points, and grabbed 10 boards.
“Pam played well, but as a
team, we really let down. We
played poor defense and suffered
the consequences. We lacked con
centration and didn’t execute
well,” said Garver.
One thing that hurt Clacka
mas the most in this game was
the return of Linn-Benton scor
ing sensation Michelle Derry.
Derry, who didn’t play in her
team’s first meeting with Clacka
mas , was there this time, and she
came ready to play. Derry hit
from everywhere in the gym, and
scored a game-high 34 points.
“I want to give them credit,”
said Garver. "With Derry back,
they’re a tough team. She can
dominate a game.
“When you’re on top, teams
come out ready to play against
you” Garver commented. "We’re
going to have to get used to it.”
The Cougars fared better
when they visited Chemeketa on
January 24 where they jumped
on Chemeketa from the outset
and cruised to a 101-62 win.
“We came out ready to play
basketball and took it to them,”
Garver said of the win.
The Cougars were led in soor-
ing by Hewlett with 25 points.
Hewlett also dished out nine as
sists. Kelli Brown contributed
16 points and 8 assists.
The Cougars out-rebounded
Chemeketa 42 to 17; Pember and
Stephenson both had 11 re
bounds.
“We played up to our po
tential. When Kelli and Angela
play like that, they’re hard to
stop,” Garver praised the entire
team.
The Cougars hope to con
tinue their winning ways at home
Wednesday, when they face PCC.
By Amber Cordry
Staff Writer
Touring the eastern states
throughout the fall, Gladys Mi
chael, physical education instruc
tor, found Cape Canaveral and
the U.S. Open Tennis Tourna
ment as two of the biggest high
lights.
Michael left August 16,1989,
on a tour that was to last about
three months. The first (and one
of the most major) events accord
ing to Michael was the U.S. Open.
Michael spent five days witness
ing some of the best tennis played
throughout the world concentrated
in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Among the matches viewed was
the last professional match of Chris
Evert Lloyd’s career.
“I really wanted to see Chris
Evert play one last time before
her career ended. It (the match)
was incredible," commented Mi
chael excitedly as she reflected back
to the match.
Teamed with her enthusiasm
over the Evert Lloyd match was
the chance to view the Jimmy
Conners vs. Andre Agassi match
in which Agassi ended up prevail
ing after a strong comeback effort
from Conners.
Michael also toured our na
tion’s capital, Washington D.C.,
mainly to view the Vietnam
Memorial, but also to revisit land
marks of great national heritage.
On a previous visit to the capital,
Michael did not leave the imme
diate area of Washington, but on
this trip she ventured to Virginia
to see Mount Vernon (George
Washington’s estate) and other
places of historical value.
“I really enjoy the Capital. I
have visited several other capitals
in Europe and other places and
there just isn’t another one as
fascinating as ours. It is like being
in another place unlike anywhere
else," explained Michael.
Before Michael left she had
made a definite course arrange
ment to be present at the shuttle
take-off at Cape Canaveral. Mi
chael described the take-off as
“Awesome!”
She described the flames
coming out of the rockets, the
loud roar at the last second, and
the crowds of people staring in
awe as the shuttle raced into space.
“It was a wonderful experi
ence, I would go back there in a
second just to see it again,” the
enthused Michael claimed.
Another high point on the
tour for Michael was visiting the
Virginia Institute of Technology.
.
“That is the longest trip I have
ever taken and it was by car. I
really enjoyed it and I learned a
lot about American history and
space travel. It was a great experi
ence!”
Gladys Michael returns from her fall sabbatical.
Photo by Scott Johnson
ON-CAMPUS CHILD CARE
Camp Fire Community Child Care provides
a developmentally appropriate program for
children 6 months to 6 years old.
* Convenient Orchard
Center Site on campus
* Full and part-time care
* Serving both th«
college i the community
* A United Way agency
* Monday-Friday
7:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.
* Kids love it here!
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